For me, there were far more ups than downs this weekend at the 189th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I feel like the church is making a full-throttle effort to update many of its programs and particularly to help stem the tide of youth attrition.
- 1. There was a strong focus on Jesus Christ from beginning to end. That’s not to say there weren’t some difficult moments, especially from President Dallin Oaks. I’ll describe those in a column later this week, after I’ve had a chance to revisit his talks and think about them more carefully.